With close to 2 million visitors a year, South Africa’s capital city, Cape Town, is fast becoming one of the largest tourist hotspots in the world. The country’s great exchange rate offers a great value holiday for your money, and coupled with the fact that it’s in the same time zone as the UK — so British tourists don’t suffer the effects of jet lag…
Just think — festive decorations, the smell of mince pies baking in the oven, and a Christmas tree surrounded by Christmas toys and gifts of all shapes and sizes. It’s a classic image; but when you have children to buy for it can sometimes seem as though Christmas Eve will never come, and you will be forever walking round the shops trying to find those…
It is now second nature to the vast majority of Londoners: walk up to the ticket barrier, wave your hand at the pad, and away you go. It sounds so simple and convenient, yet not many people contemplate the absolute genius of design that allows that tiny card they’re waving to recognise their particular journey from 1.83 million different options, in just one fifth of…
Considering that they’ve been around for a fairly long time, it seems rather odd to describe credit and debit cards as being a national craze, but there really is no other way to describe Britain’s obsession with plastic! Since the concept of the credit card was first described in Edward Bellamy’s utopian novel ‘Looking Backward’; a book written in 1887 and set in the year…
In 2006, there were a total of 2,734,360 vehicle registrations in the UK, meaning the number of cars, and other vehicles used by Britain’s drivers, shows little sign of dropping. This is despite numerous schemes and initiatives, such as car sharing or cycling being heavily promoted in an attempt to encourage drivers to do less driving. While these vehicles may have a huge effect on…
Having spent a hectic week in the rat race of city life, where traffic jams and bad tempered people are in abundance, few could deny the pleasures of facing the long, open road and lush countryside. Recreational driving is not only a great way to unwind after the stresses of the week, but it can also be an excellent chance to explore the unknown with…
They say it is not what happens to you in life that matters, but how you react to it. Were you prepared? Did you see it coming? If not, how have you adapted to it? These are the burdening questions faced by many of us coming to terms with the various toils of adulthood. Almost all of us are willing to admit that at one…
As if the trauma of losing a loved one isn’t massive enough, subsequently finding out that the deceased was not insured against unexpected death and therefore made no financial provision for their family or dependants makes the situation far worse. The primary concern of any life insurance is the consideration of those left behind following the death of an insured person. Certainly, anyone who owns…
Most people have heard of the Vauxhall Corsa; whether it is because of having taken driving lessons in one or perhaps they have sat in the passenger seat due to a friend owning the characteristic super-mini. When it comes to purchasing or hiring any car for your own use, you’ll want to consider various personal requirements: whether you need a car to get you from…
The great housing boom of the nineties and onwards was a time of endless building and big dreams, but these things cannot last and the inevitable downturn has occurred with house prices and value falling at record rates. We all knew this day would come, as change is inevitable; but many of us have been surprised that it took this long for things to turn…